China Merchants Bank Shenzhen Branch Tower

Project Name: China Merchants Bank Shenzhen Branch Tower
Location: Shenzhen, China
Time: 2007
Project leaders: Cui Kai , Yang Yihua , Yu Haiwei
Staff (design): Zhou Yu, Liu Yan, Han Cong, Chen Ning
Staff(execution): Zhou Yu, Liu Yan, Xue Qi, Lu Yong, Guo Yuli, Wang Jing, Chen Ning
Client: China Merchants Bank
Area: 107,490 m²

The China Merchants Bank Shenzhen Branch Tower locates in Futian District of Shenzhen. The overall layout of the building, the main tower situates in the southeast of the location, which furthest avoids the interference of China Construction Bank Building in north side. The annex building lies in the west side and encircles together with the tower building an open plaza in the north of the location, opposite to the China Construction Bank. The Plaza has not only strengthened the regional urban vitality, but also provides possibility for connection with the urban underground space afterwards. The architectural style shows ordinary, pure, and strong integrity. And through innovative architectural structure, exquisite materials and detail treatment will the architectural character and style be represented. The "M"-type high conversion truss in tower center can not only work in concert with the Logo of the China Merchants Bank, but also help build up the image of the building as landmark. Further more it can respond very well to the annex building of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in the east, through the expression that shapes at different elevation level can form integral architectural language in area center. The building facade seeks to represent the integration of modern materials and sophisticated technology, and shows the quality of the building, through pure and clear shapes. The external part of the building adopts the curtain wall system: the tower and annex building uses the same silver-white perforated aluminum shading devices and silver-gray reflective glasses, which has defined the architectural fundament and integrated relationship between the amounts of construction blocks. The lobby low in the tower, the “M”-type Bankers’ Club in the middle and hanging Garden on the roof all use the glass-curtain-wall. The pure materials, mapping the rich interior light and space out, maks those spaces  crystal  inlaid on the building tower.